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• Trump administration admits Reflecting Pool was a ‘botched job’ all along

  01-08-2026 02:02 via smh.com.au
  
  In a Friday afternoon court filing, the government moved to dismiss criminal charges against a former Olympian they accused of vandalism, and admitted Trump’s rush to ready the pool by July 4 contributed to the situation.
  
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• Chinese robots beat Usain Bolt’s 100m world record at Beijing games

  23-08-2026 12:00 via smh.com.au
  
  The two ‘runners’ lacked the Jamaican’s flair, slamming straight into a thick mat designed to stop them in their tracks.
  
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• ‘Scroungers’ or worth a second chance: What Londoners really think of Harry and Meghan

  23-08-2026 11:30 via smh.com.au
  
  We headed to the Duke of Sussex pub in Waterloo to find out. When Harry and Meghan return, they should drop in for a drink.
  
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• Canadian PM accuses Trump of tariff ‘attack’

  23-08-2026 11:11 via smh.com.au
  
  Canada and the United States are now locked in a trade war after talks to find a deal on new tariffs fell through.
  
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• Natalie’s Magnificent Obsession

  23-08-2026 08:49 via smh.com.au
  
  It’s a perfect (taxpayer-funded) relationship. She thinks he’s amazing. And he agrees.
  
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• Natalie Harp has a magnificent obsession with Trump

  23-08-2026 08:49 via smh.com.au
  
  It’s a perfect (taxpayer-funded) relationship. She thinks he’s amazing. And he agrees.
  
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• Fast and furious: the TikTok joyriders who risk dying for likes

  23-08-2026 08:30 via smh.com.au
  
  Irish authorities are desperate to stop an online trend that encourages young men to film themselves driving at reckless speeds.
  
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• Trade war begins as US-Canada talks collapse

  23-08-2026 01:30 via smh.com.au
  
  The United States and Canada are in the midst of a trade war after talks between the two countries broke down overnight.
  
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• ‘Wait here’: Father leaves young son alone on Mount Fuji ... for hours

  23-08-2026 00:49 via smh.com.au
  
  The boy was found sitting on a bench 2000 metres up Japan’s highest mountain in fog and rain.
  
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• ‘Wait here’: Father leaves young son alone on Mount Fuji ... for eight hours

  23-08-2026 00:49 via smh.com.au
  
  The boy was found sitting on a bench 2000 metres up Japan’s highest mountain in fog and rain.
  
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• Father leaves seven-year-old son alone on Mount Fuji for hours

  23-08-2026 00:49 via smh.com.au
  
  The boy was found sitting on a bench 2000 metres up Japan’s highest mountain in fog and rain.
  
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• There’s good news about America’s fentanyl crisis – but it’s not the full story

  22-08-2026 21:00 via smh.com.au
  
  Fatal drug overdoses have plunged since the pandemic – which the Trump administration has celebrated. But the headlines hide new problems and disturbing trends.
  
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• ‘At war’: Canada walks away from US trade talks, retaliates to tariffs

  22-08-2026 20:33 via smh.com.au
  
  Acknowledging the two countries were in a trade war, Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney continues to lead resistance to the Trump administration among the US’ western allies.
  
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• ‘At war’: Canada walks away from US trade talks, retaliates against tariffs

  22-08-2026 20:33 via smh.com.au
  
  Acknowledging the two countries were in a trade war, Prime Minister Mark Carney continues to lead resistance to the Trump administration.
  
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• ‘It’s like we’re being robbed’: The relentless march of data centres

  22-08-2026 05:30 via smh.com.au
  
  With skilled workers, low company tax rates, a cool climate and good land, Ireland is a test case as data centres spread globally.
  
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• It’s raining stars on big red mountain

  22-08-2026 02:09 via smh.com.au
  
  Dahongshan – literally, “big red mountain” – in Inner Mongolia is one of the best places in the world to watch a spectacular annual meteor shower, and contemplate our place in the universe.
  
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• Letter written by US president’s closest aides to Trump dominates news cycle

  21-08-2026 23:46 via smh.com.au
  
  In two leaked letters, White House aide Natalie Harp expressed her devotion to US President Donald Trump.
  
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• Harry and Meghan’s California neighbours shrug as their idyll ends

  21-08-2026 21:00 via smh.com.au
  
  In Montecito, the sun-soaked, celebrity-studded California community where the couple have lived since 2020, word of the royal departure spread at the usual pace: leisurely.
  
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• Revealed: The ‘lovesick’ letters Trump aide Natalie Harp sent her boss

  21-08-2026 18:39 via smh.com.au
  
  The lengthy notes, written in 2023, reveal a young woman deeply concerned about having upset her boss in some way, and desperate to foster an intimate relationship with him.
  
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• Prince Harry, celebrities ordered to pay $18m – but final court bill could be higher

  21-08-2026 17:41 via smh.com.au
  
  The court ruling exposes Harry and others, including rock star Elton John and model Elizabeth Hurley, to even greater costs after a judge dismissed their long-running claim against the Daily Mail’s publisher.
  
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• White House mocked over AI ‘Epstein lookalike’ cartoon

  21-08-2026 11:30 via smh.com.au
  
  The cartoon posted on X shows Donald Trump riding in a race car, flanked by the US education secretary and an unnamed, grey-haired man.
  
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• This 26-year-old former car salesman just quietly became a European prince

  21-08-2026 07:45 via smh.com.au
  
  Clément Vandenkerckhove is the son of a singer, actress and socialite and the Belgian king’s brother, Laurent, who has been nicknamed the “cursed prince”.
  
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• It’s the terrifying case that’s gripping America. But is this mother a murderer or a victim?

  21-08-2026 07:30 via smh.com.au
  
  In January 2023, Lindsay Clancy was building a snowman with her three children. Hours later, in the midst of a postpartum psychotic episode, she strangled them.
  
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• It’s the primally terrifying case that’s gripping America. But is this mother a murderer or a victim?

  21-08-2026 07:30 via smh.com.au
  
  In January 2024, Lindsay Clancy was building a snowman with her three children. Hours later, in the midst of a postpartum psychotic episode, she strangled them.
  
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• Talk to the hand? Harry’s novel idea to regain the king’s trust

  21-08-2026 03:30 via smh.com.au
  
  The homecoming prince has a new strategy to reconcile with his father and the wider royal family – keeping his mouth shut.
  
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• Men survive days at sea stranded on ice cooler

  20-08-2026 22:05 via smh.com.au
  
  The Mexican navy has rescued two fishermen who spent five days at sea on an ice cooler.
  
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• Iran responds over Trump's threat to crush its economy

  20-08-2026 22:05 via smh.com.au
  
  Iran says Trump's new economic threat is just a diversion from US politics.
  
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• Migrant boat reaches Spanish tourist beach

  20-08-2026 22:01 via smh.com.au
  
  A boat filled with 60 migrants has reached a packed Spanish tourist beach.
  
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• Pete Hegseth’s wife and her ‘bonkers’ hands-on role in the Pentagon

  20-08-2026 21:00 via smh.com.au
  
  After an 18-year career at Fox News, Jennifer Hegseth is now her husband’s most influential adviser and de facto producer, shaping the job like no defence spouse has before.
  
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• Harry and Meghan’s security arrangements a ‘private matter’, UK PM says

  20-08-2026 19:00 via smh.com.au
  
  Prince Harry is waiting on an official review before learning whether he and his family will gain government support to protect their personal safety on their return to the UK.
  
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